On Tuesday night,
Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave a speech to the anti-LGBTQ hate group
Alliance Defending Freedom. Because the event was closed to the press, we
do not know what his talking points were. Meanwhile, the ADF is
representing the Colorado baker who refused service to a same-sex couple
and whose case will be heard by the Supreme Court http://bit.ly/2sNXCiX DNC
spokesman Joel Kasnetz stated “ADF has been previously designated a
hate group and Sessions’ appearance at this event, as the top law enforcement
official in the country, brings in to question whether the attorney
general intends to protect all Americans.” Let's call the Attorney General
and ask him how we are to believe that he will stand up for equality if he
is speaking at anti-LGBTQ events 202-353-1555 Let's also give our MoC a call to
make sure that they are holding the Attorney General accountable for his
actions

Despite the Republican’s
dire warnings, the annual report of the Social Security board of Trustees,
to be released today (Thursday), will show that Social Security has a
large surplus―$2.8 trillion today, rising to about $2.9 trillion by 2019,
according to Social Security Works. The Center on Budget & Policy
Priorities points out that repealing and replacing the ACA would speed the
depletion of the Medicare trust fund and challenges the instability of
SSDI spending claimed by Mick Mulvaney, OBM director: https://www.cbpp.org/blog/previewing-the-social-security-and-medicare-trustees-reports
Before Congressional Republicans move to gut Social Security, as they are
clearly aching to do, we need to call our Congresspeople and make sure
they know WE know that there is no basis for Social Security cuts.

MO: In response to the passing of Missouri
legislation making it more difficult to sue for discrimination, the NAACP
Missouri chapter has issued a travel advisory against the state http://bit.ly/2vcz8B5 For
those of us who live in Missouri, let's contact Governor Eric Greitens and
let him know our thoughts on his signing into law this harmful
legislation: Office of Governor Eric Greitens P.O. Box 720 Jefferson City,
MO 65102 Phone: (573)
751-3222

FL: Floridians hear
a lot about the restoration of the Everglades but may not know the history
of how we arrived where we are now. In her article, Miami Herald
journalist Mary Ellen Klas takes us through some of the history and politics
of the Everglades and its relationship to the sugar industry (aka Big
Sugar.) http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article88992067.html
Let's tell our Florida state representatives, state senators and Governor
Rick Scott that we want the Everglades restoration project to move forward
and not keep stalling. Use Governor Scott's contact form http://www.flgov.com/contact-gov-scott/email-the-governor/
or write to: Office of the Governor, 400 Monroe St, Tallahassee FL
32399-0001 or call: 850-717-9337.
We can provide feedback to Mary Ellen Klas about her article at her
email: meklas@miamiherald.com
or write to: Mary Ellen Klas, c/o Miami Herald, Tallahassee Bureau, 3511
NW 91st Ave, Miami FL 33172.

"The law behind the
NSA’s sweeping Internet surveillance programs—Section 702, as enacted by
the FISA Amendments Act—is set to expire at the end of 2017...Sen. Tom
Cotton and a group of other Senate Republicans recently introduced a bill
(S. 1297) that would not only reauthorize Section 702 without making much-needed
changes, but it would also make the law permanent, effectively forfeiting
lawmakers’ responsibility to periodically reexamine Section 702 and the
impact it has on their constituents." Let's sign this petition to let
Sen. Cotton know that we don't think the NSA should be able to spy on our
online communications without a warrant: https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-make-internet-spying-powers-permanent

Monday, July 24, the
Millions Marching for Medicare 4 All national march will be held on the
West Lawn of the Capitol grounds.
If we can’t attend, we can host or locate events here: http://www.millionsmarchingformedicare.org/

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Rogan’s List is a daily, thoroughly vetted action list for people who are unhappy with the current administration and who want to become more politically involved, but do not have time for the research. The compiler, Susan Goodrich Rogan, is a retired librarian who has worked in university, community college, and elementary school libraries. She is the mother of eleven and the grandmother of nine..